The Lake Charles echo., 1887-11-18
a CHANGE or FRONT
Reform in 1883 Becomes Ringism
IN 1884
How the Reiormers Fought eaiIanIIy On
Both Sides Of The Sane Question.

BON alaos o. me San,e question.
Baton Rousa Capitolap.A Aayoeats
Being in desperate struits for campaign
thunder, the Hoform papers are trying to
make capital ont OF the ruling made BY the
chairman Of tho Democratic State CentfAl
Committee, That be had MOI the power 70
order tho secretary either To strike out
names from the roll Of the committee or 10
add thereto the namos 81 new mombers,
such power being eyoinHiyely vested in the
committee who, 50 soon az regularly organ
izodi could act In tho matter az they saw
proper, and that no melton coald be enter
tanned until tho roll had been called and q
quorum found ptoaeat Fer The Transaction
of busiuoEs.
Tho correct ness Of this ruling is 30 clear
that it need scarcely be diHeuased, and hif.
4etirieA of llanldssi who made the. applies
uEtnrily acknowledged ita cnernctmesa ia
letter 70 ihe cllalImAn. in Witch he aayBi
''Ao1n tt7tthe laeetilig ~ opsi' Gii1tg me 20
sry mai you sdtisEe1 me at oilce or me cor
rectaesa ~ aDsr f1isHI on iaB HfSt application
aqpies on the ruH
Het, o number nf reform papers have not
| hesitoted to charge the chairman qf the Dom
6cratie State Committee with having acted
atpltrarlly and improperly IL tho matter.
The frivolous and unjust eOinpnint againat
| tbe ruling of the ehairmRn beinR TINS Ell
fectuailg removed, there rornains u iiscusa
the complaint against The aetiQn Of The ina.
| iority OF the committee In refarrinRtu COM
mittee on credentials, for YQrideationi the
credentials Of tbirtystW0 members elect up-
plying for RdlnigaiQa along With an nnuanal
number Of protests agaihat tho seating OF
some If these fneniiiefs elect and Of col tests
| to tnseat several old members N no had been
duly seated e. the organization Of the com
IA contandedby the reform organs that
| the protested bnd coat sisted e5Hea aiDne should
| have boon referred 80 the committee on efe-
| dentials, and that Ia tho cases ai new uleln-
/ beFs, AGAINST whose admission no contest or
\ protest had been made, such new members
should have beer RglnIittad upon the aiurla
presentation Of their certlh hENtaa pf election,
/ withoutE any yegitieation WiiateYsrO OF Che COR
/ feclneNH OF validity nt such heer erlihoatha.
/ Az the meeting tot October, IARa, whore
/ hut one contest was nlAde for tLa Baat of a
tho motion t0 refer Tie oaFtiteate3 Of new
ImoinbarB to commit tee on credentials and
OF the new meabera ~ well 90 upon the only
contest before them,
3tran8a to shy, tha liaiornepF, Ia 1888,
Thought o committee on eleahntlalb ebso-
soluteig necessary oYpn 70 pass ppon uteon-
4 tegted oaeeH, and were opposed % diraat
action BY tho committee, though there WRs
| but single onnteatod case
| jewel that ID not 10 be fonnd in tho camp Of
| the BefoTmera, we quote the following from
thg pnblished accounts of the meeting Of
WBagig-stz 8lelthsrs lcwe Joana 70 pepres
sas 4pd aqu2taibl
4 aDti ge'u ~ elpeditif0 ne qnqfA " ne ooans
/ mites he would auggBHt that the names Of
/ delegates from those parishes Whern there
Eaa 70 contest h9 placed on me ralla ~ Hlera-
tlMr Don Gaifery, 81 st, Mary. objected.
| 10 sold that he Thought that the cqmmittos
1 Ronld ma diitpultY ~ saying Ehather thefn
| was any yapntest or not " some reaeH. Il fRas
/ a departure frOit an pld g1la ana 9tight hQp9
4 q teieanGp t9 G01npiipaia iHaitels,
| who was to Do the Judge whether there WAS
| contest or mt. Wonld II be the aedrethFF4
| 10 vas opposed to tho abortion Of Mr..
NoTH. AT the resent meeting Mr.. boiling
4 Williams thought that eEaetiY what ha
| faypredin 1893 was M outrage IN 1887,
| In 4 1858, was proposed, he Aaidi
''Wa ara not children. Ilmdqr9tand this
ns purpose to Gerry olt q CERTAIN. ennfHa
4 of this committed. Whom gentleman eomea
| with q epntssti that they are to he eseated n
| the background, and net be .peunittgd W
have aaRg. The suggestion AZ DR. Robert
| son maetR the case exactly, Where there IS
/ no cogtest the gentlenlen shauld go on tiie
| Tql, NnQaIqr AeAEn ~ leelhlAllfe beast
I test, that hia certificate Gf eeatinn should
| 81 before ! committee on alectinna.r lAp-
Att VIZ meeting Of isss, in support of
1 MesBrs Gallery and Williams;
tiGol Hill, Of Orleans, az q substitute
ts 3ps strsi,,g M ct5sg,sti6s WI, oa 6gaas,tfIe snd
| that there be recess ~ hRlf an hour "
| allow them 70 cQmplate th0iF work, Ho
! urged Che adoption Of hia motion, a. it W4s
4 e0nsonapt with the past useRnB of such bod
/ ies and tho party. Net the enh1mtiee ON
| credentials have all tile efadentiala refeFrad
Blessra, Don Gaaery and Ballipg williams,
| IN 1853, were rofqrulerB Of the dfepest dye
Both haYe again been prominent IN the pres
| stnrnp aild lhe other Ii iha public prints and
4 10 tll6 llroceedinFs 81 the recent meeting 0f
| the State qantrtl ,Gpmlnittee.
4 According 20 these gentlemen, in 16dat
although there l1as bat
4 SINGLE doEIEsT
| for the seat OF Rn old member, Il was wrong
/ 70 seat uneuntested meQlberA without haginR
their gIedentialg preyionaly eAaaAslnea pa
when there ware
FFFERS PRoFEss on coRTEsTa,
some Of which had been gotten M on tho
eye Of tho moetingi 4 was an outrage on
| mities 81 credentials Of spYen members,
4 thFo6 Of whom Nafh N BIZ spt5lfed 0p eafh
slde ma the seventh by ne chairman 9f tia
The fset that IL 1883, there being pat saa
contest, ths committee DECIDED 10 waive the
Refe rhle af referring gll credentials tQ
Committee on CREDENTIALS and 10 even dis
bose og fhe sfhgia aoifrSt Directly ii no lnRn-
iler dGktrpys the propTiety 81 TIE rale Of ~
ferTing cfrtifigetes Of electi0n 10 q commit
tee On CREDENTIALS Qf electiape, for veliiiee-
tion, and we Rfa informed that IN the high
eSt parlanieptaFv b8dyia the land II {a tha
fIlle TINT The credentalg aE Senators elect
are sent beiQre aspacial eglnalittee for In
YestiRAtiQn.
Thus tie record proves that II makes q
vast difference with our reform friendh
whose ox u gorsd, and that tloy always take
same question IL may suiA theif purposes 70
hRht,
Ws trust that the little exhibit We have
, | niade ot reform innpnsisteney viii put q
Atop To tho attempt 10 make cheap political
CAPITAL from The very proper COURSE pursued
: by the majority at The geeent meeting oE the
Democratic State Central G9minitt8e.